One of Bitwig's Best Features: The Modulation System Explained

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0:00 What are Modulators?
0:42 Modulation in Bitwig
1:44 Third Party Integration
2:36 Envelopes
3:34 LFOs
4:16 Sequencers
4:40 Audio Driven
4:56 Interface
5:11 Modifiers
5:36 Note Driven
6:31 Tips n' Tricks
7:24 Modulators and Containers
8:36 Modulate Modulators
9:24 Audio-rate Anything

#sounddesign #musicproduction #bitwig

[syntkz]

I switched from ableton to bitwig a month ago and it boosted my creativity by a great margin. I achieve the sound i want way faster because of some great design choices. A crashing plugin in ableton is a creativity killer, in bitwig its no problem :)

[ranajoyshil]

This is definitely the biggest selling point for Bitwig and single-handedly made me try Bitwig.

[jeffreyhanc]

Great vid, amigo!

I would add that another great practical aspect of BW's modulators is to revive old VSTs - those still in use but that have objectively crappy modulation systems (FM8 and Sylenth are 2 that come to mind). Just override all those old limited internal systems with BWs = a great way of breathing some life into vintage VSTs

Also: It's a great shortcut to diving into vintage-modeled synths that come with a learning curve. I mean: how many of us have really taken the time to learn all of Arturia's vintage emulations? My MO now is: Just show me where the barebones oscillators, filters and Envelopes are and after that I'll go to work with BWs modulators. Hotwiring a crazy complex Modular Moog with some of BW's more extreme modulators, ie, is a sure way of doing some unique vintage-meets-modern sound design:)

[Koldunya]

modulators and fx containers inside devices are two of the best features of Bitwig, imo. Putting another Reverb in the Reverb "tank" or a Chorus+ or even a resonator bank, etc, then modulating the reverb itself... it's the LEGO of DAWs :D

[GillamtheGreatest]

I think this is one of the more intuitive workflows for this sorta stuff.

[onthefences]

Thank you! this is really helpful. cant you please show how to create a multiband dynamics with side chain like in Ableton?

[SongOfItself]

I still remember the day, about 2 years ago, when I tried to find an LFO in FL Studio. As with anything in FL, it wasn't where I expected it could be, so I turned to youtube and learned that the LFO lives among audio effects and is actually called "Fruity Peak Controller". And why not? It is, after all, a peak controller that doubles as a rather quirky LFO. I won't describe it in detail, don't want to horrify people, but mostly I couldn't get over how they named it, how impractical it was, and how they apparently didn't care.

I remember it because on that day I finally decided I had enough and bought Bitwig - for the modulators.

Soon I discovered the three grids in it and that made Bitwig my favorite piece of software of all time (which in my case means since mid-90s, when I got my first PC AT computer). Never looked back, and my creativity opened up like I didn't think was possible. And now when I am looking for something, it is where I expect it to be, and usually has a recognizable name, too! (Well, except maybe the Tree Monster :--))

[pyatinalexey]

I like your channel...the way you present the information is top notch...no water, everything is strictly business.... keep it up!

[fakshen]

Ableton is starting to get flanked. 13 better be something awesome... not just a couple new devices and some bug fixes.

[GeorgeLocke]

Can you modulate left and right separately without the stereo split container?

[ancientbohemian]

1:50 frustratingly, not every parameter of every 3rd party plugin can be mapped and modulated :o(

[solarsound]

Bitwig claims to modulate systemwide - I could not find a solution for track a modulates track b . spent hours with chatGPT got dozens of suggestions none worked tho I did the setup exactly as suggested . waht I miss is a general global modulation matrix . or at least a in/out selector in the mod symbol